11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 9

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/11-year-old-boy-driving-pickup-truck-crashes-thai-monks-killing-8-rcna352694?link_source=ta_thread_link&taid=6a4631f8088195000123fe86

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Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 34d (4 replies)

Man, this sucks all around. What an awful end for the monks, and now this kid is going to forever have their deaths on his conscience all for a stupid decision.

dektep@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 33d (3 replies)

kid has special needs apparently, not sure to what extent. was hoping it was a normal naughty kid so could revel in their punishment.

prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 27 pts · 33d (1 reply)

was hoping it was a normal naughty kid so could revel in their punishment.

That's weird.

dektep@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 33d

huh yeah that does sound weird. i suppose justice served doesn’t bring back the dead

Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 33d

Your comment got me curious to look up more information. (For anyone curious, I found an article with more info here.) He also drove 10 kilometers before the accident.

I'm glad he wasn't doing this maliciously, but wow, this kid's going to need some intense therapy to get through this.

Klear@piefed.world · 19 pts · 35d (9 replies)

GOURANGA

Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 35d (5 replies)

I understood that reference!

I think those were Hare Krishna though, so Hindu.

Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 35d (4 replies)

Greetings fellow kid

eleijeep@piefed.social · 15 pts · 35d (3 replies)

GTA came out a mere 29 years ago

Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 35d

I hate you

Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 34d

Ow, my back

Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 35d

Oh, I was definitely too young to play it...

aksdb@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 33d (1 reply)

Am I a bad person when this was (also) my first thought?

Klear@piefed.world · 3 pts · 33d

Not bad, just old.

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 35d

Nice

HairyTeeth@lemmy.zip · -33 pts · 35d (14 replies)

When asked why they didn't change course when they saw the truck heading for them, the monks replied that change must come from within.

CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 34d (12 replies)

People are dead, it’s not a fucking joke you psycho

tetris11@feddit.uk · 18 pts · 33d (1 reply)

For anyone wondering why HairyTeeth keeps digging deeper proverbial holes in later replies, it's because they haven't developed enough empathy to overcome their need for attention. This means that they're either: a young child finding their voice on the internet, or mentally ill.

Either way, keep the kid gloves on when interacting with them

datavoid@sh.itjust.works · -2 pts · 33d

Did you not come here from reddit? This is pretty much par for the course.

dickalan@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 33d

it will be a joke in time. that's all comedy is

HairyTeeth@lemmy.zip · -10 pts · 34d (8 replies)

I guess I forgot to think of how their wives and children must be feeling.

Karl@literature.cafe · 3 pts · 33d (7 replies)

You're funny, but save those jokes for another occasion. Don't be joking about death.

prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 33d

Are they funny though?

Mcdolan@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 33d

Could just as easily say don't tell others how to grieve.

HairyTeeth@lemmy.zip · -4 pts · 33d (4 replies)

You sound uptight. You should chill out, maybe meditate.

I know knew some guys who could have helped with that.

Karl@literature.cafe · 2 pts · 33d (3 replies)

I'm not mad at you. Cuz I used to be like you, thinking edgy jokes made me look cool.

You're funny tho, i'll give you that. But you should know when not to joke.

HairyTeeth@lemmy.zip · -1 pts · 33d (2 replies)

And I used to be like you, then an 11 year old ran me and my fellow monks over with a car.

Now I'm a bunny rabbit!

Karl@literature.cafe · 0 pts · 33d

Tja@programming.dev · -1 pts · 34d

And then ordered a pizza. With ALL the toppings.